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In the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and internships to students pursuing fields of study related to the environment or Native American nations. Knapp has served as a G.R.E.A.N. club officer, is…
to do my best to prevent that. There are a couple of legislations for student government that I am super excited to keep writing. I would love to work on providing more widespread free public transit by using student government funds. I know my experience as a freshman who didn’t have a car and Tacoma is a 30-minute bus ride away and it’s $2 one way like it really adds up for students and it takes time. I hope to make that more accessible for everyone so we can explore Tacoma more. I would also
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We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in any of our varied Art & Design concentrations can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award.…
major/minor is dropped during your time at PLU, the Award will be revoked. Once you receive an Award, you will never have to pass a jury to continue receiving it.Ready to Apply?Apply to PLU as a first year studentApply to PLU as a transfer studentApply for an Art & Design Scholarship Read Previous Socially Distant Ceramics Class Read Next MediaLab Premieres New Documentary Eyes Above: Militarization of Sacred Land LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran
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Scholarship applications have opened and we are now accepting applications for the 2023-24 school year. Incoming students (new or transfer) are eligible to apply for these renewable, merit-based awards. Read below for tips and tricks for preparing your best application! How do I apply? Apply…
. When will I know if I’m receiving an Award? Letters with Award notifications will be mailed as quickly as staff are able once decisions are made and paperwork is processed. How do I keep my Award? After entering PLU as a first-year or transfer student, you will need to declare yourself as an Art & Design or Communication major by the end of your first year at PLU. If your major is dropped during your time at PLU, the Award will be revoked. Once you receive an Award, you will never have to pass a
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By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker It’s an especially busy—and newsy—year for PLU’s renowned Choir of the West, including the return of Dr. Richard Nance, Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the choir, who’s back from a yearlong sabbatical. During…
time, the Choir of the West has released its new album, Look Down, Fair Moon. Every two years, the Choir of the West releases a CD that includes musical selections from tours. This year the disc features music the choir performed at the 2013 American Choral Directors Association National Conference and the premiere of Northern Lights by Ešenvalds, as well as music composed by 2013 PLU graduate Julian Reisenthel and Assistant Professor Brian Galante, who conducted the choir during Nance’s sabbatical
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Pacific Lutheran University presents the U.S. premiere of ‘Nordic Light Symphony,’ a multimedia production inspired by the Northern Lights The Aurora Borealis is the largest optical phenomenon in the Earth’s upper atmosphere; a spectacular event, that many only dream of seeing. For those that aspire…
media was compiled into a narrative with videos of the lights and recordings of nature sounds. From there, the music of a large, multi-media work for choir and orchestra was born. The music underlays the images, songs and stories told by the various people from the arctic regions. It is at times mystical, ethereal, dramatic and lyrical. “I remember the night we met for the first time in the snow-clad meadow of Northern Norway – the Aurora Polaris flared up, and, no matter how hard they tried, my
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PLU Chemistry professor Dean Waldow hopes to one day become useless. After all, as an educator, his job is to empower students to work confidently and independently in a field that is constantly innovating. He does this by bringing students into his lab to help…
that can not only help make batteries safer, but also charge them faster and store energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar. One goal is to create a solid- state battery that does not rely on an organic liquid to move ions in the battery. It’s work that Waldow hopes will help humans make the shift away from fossil fuels.“Not only should solid-state batteries be better from a safety perspective, but the time it takes to charge could be lessened and how much energy you could store in the
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Building relationships, building scholars Academic posters, scholarly articles and videos illustrated the intellectual life of the university at the third annual Student-Faculty Research Reception. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the reception is just one venue where faculty and student researchers display their work…
-half years examining polymer blends using dynamic light scattering and cloud point measurements. In that time, the two traveled to the University of Minnesota, where Hamre got hands-on experience using specialized equipment, and presented at a national conference in New Orleans. According to Killen, one of the early fields to develop undergraduate collaborative projects was chemistry. It provided a model for similar endeavors in other disciplines, such as the social sciences and humanities
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Lute Roots Run Deep By Barbara Clements Whenever admissions counselors were preparing to visit Brett Monson while he was in high school, they’d look at his application and then, inevitably, do a double take. Lute roots run deep for the Olsen clan. The five lines…
discussing how six students – cousins, brothers and sisters of the Olson-Monson-Gedde-clan – all came to be at PLU at the same time. The first to arrive was Aaron Olson, a business major, who graduated last year. He was followed by his cousin Michael Monson (graduated), who was then followed by Michael’s cousin, Brett Monson (senior). Then there are Aaron’s sister, Kari Olson (junior), cousin Linnea Olson (sophomore), and another cousin, Rondi Gedde (senior). These cousins are all connected by two
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Why eating at PLU is not your typical college dining experience By Chris Albert At PLU, eating isn’t just a cafeteria experience of hot dogs and French fries. You can get those too, but not every college dining experience also includes menu items like Korean…
influential Culinary Institute of America) comes to campus to work with PLU culinary service staff, keeping them up-to-date on the latest techniques and popular cuisines. Students get in on the action, too. Arnone hosted a chili tasting for students this past spring, and he even emceed the PLU Top Chef competition, where students had to create masterpieces from items like Thai chilies and Red Bull. (For recipes, see next page.) This happens all the time. Throughout the school year, Dining and Culinary
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Remarkable good fortune, unparalleled generosity Dale and Jolita Benson are among PLU’s most generous donors. They have given the university just about $5 million in the last decade. In 2004, they established the Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic history, the first fully funded…
symposiums and to the Scandinavian Cultural Center, among other projects and programs. The Bensons are also among PLU’s most improbable benefactors. Their story is one of remarkable good fortune, followed by unparalleled generosity. “I believe that we have supported PLU because we were called to do it. I think that God had a plan for us,” Jolita said. “We started out with nothing and had absolutely nothing for a very long time. Then we were blessed and it just seemed natural to do all that we could for
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